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HAVE A GREAT TIME IN ROMANIA : The Grand Cultural Tour

A 14 day study tour

Day 1 : BUCHAREST

Palace of Parliament, Bucharest

AM
- Arrival and lodging at a 3-4 star hotel in central Bucharest
- Sightseeing tour including Revolution Square (stop) with Romanian Athenaeum, Fine Art Museum (former Royal Palace), Bucharest University Library and Kretulescu Church, ruins of the Old Princely Court and Church (stop), Manuc's Inn, Palace of Parliament (visit), Metropolitan Church (visit), Bucharest University, Romana Square, Victory Square

PM
- Dinner
Overnight in Bucharest
Dinner

Day 2 : BUCHAREST – POIANA BRASOV

AM
- Breakfast. Departure for Sinaia
- Visits to Sinaia Monastery and Peles Castle

PM
- Lunch at Sinaia. Departure to Brasov. Sightseeing old Brasov including Council Square, Council Tower, Black Tower, White Tower, Black Church, Weavers' Bastion, St. Nicholas Church, First Romanian School in Transylvania
- Arrival and lodging at a 3 star hotel/pension at Poiana Brasov resort
- Dinner
Overnight at Poiana Brasov
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Sinaia Monastery, Sinaia

Day 3 : POIANA BRASOV – OLANESTI

Princely Court, Campulung Muscel

AM
- Breakfast. Depart to Curtea de Arges through Bran and Campulung
- Visit Bran Medieval Castle. Brief stop at Campulung to visit Negru Voda Monastery

PM
- Arrival and lunch at Curtea de Arges
- Visit Curtea de Arges Monastery with Manole's Well
- Depart for Olanesti through Horezu. Visit to Horezu Monastery and Hurez pottery workshop
- Arrival and accommodation at a 3 star hotel at Olanesti health resort
- Dinner
Overnight at Olanesti
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 4 : OLANESTI – SIBIU

AM
- Breakfast. Possibly walk to the miraculous water springs
- Visit to Ceausescu's former residence at Olanesti
- Visit to Cozia Monastery. View to magnificent Olt Gorges

PM
- Lunch. Arrival and lodging at a 3 star hotel in Sibiu
- Walking tour old Sibiu including Baroque Brukenthal Palace and Museum (visit), Council Tower, Evangelical Church, Catholic Church, Orthodox Cathedral, Passage of Stairs, Lies' Bridge
- Dinner
Overnight in Sibiu
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Cozia Monastery

Day 5 : SIBIU - SIGHISOARA

Clock Tower, Sighisoara

AM
- Breakfast. Visit Museum of icons painted on glass at Sibiel. Depart for Sighisoara. Stop and visit Biertan Fortified Church

PM
- Lunch at Biertan. Arrival and accommodation at a 3 star hotel in Sighisoara
- Walking tour old citadel including Clock Tower (visit), Citadel Square, Monastery Church, Venetian House, House with Antlers, Dracula's Birthplace, Wooden Covered Stairway
- Lunch
Overnight at Sighisoara
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 6 : SIGHISOARA-CLUJ

AM
- Breakfast. Depart for Cluj through Alba Iulia.
- Walking tour Alba Iulia including Museum of Unification, Orthodox Cathedral, St. Michael's Catholic Cathedral with tomb of Hunyadi princes, Bishop's Palace, Prince's Palace

PM
- Lunch at Alba Iulia. Arrival and lodging at a 3 star hotel in Cluj
- Sightseeing tour Cluj-Napoca including St Michael's Roman-Catholic Church, Babes-Bolyai University, Tailors' Bastion, National Theatre and Opera, Orthodox Cathedral, King Mathias Corvinus' Mansion and Equestrian Statue.
- Return to hotel
- Dinner
Overnight in Cluj
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Orthodox Cathedral, Alba Iulia

Day 7 : CLUJ – SIGHETU MARMATIEI

Wooden Church, Desesti

AM
- Breakfast. Depart for Maramures through Baia Mare.
- Cross the Gutai Mountains through Gutai Pass (987 m)
- Stops at wooden churches, i.e. Desesti, Harnicesti, Sat Sugatag

PM
- Arrival and lodging at a 3 star hotel at Sighetu Marmatiei. Late lunch
- Visit Maramures Ethnographic Museum
- Visit to Merry Cemetery at Sapānta
- Dinner
Overnight at Sighetu Marmatiei
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 8 : SIGHETU MARMATIEI – GURA HUMORULUI

AM
- Breakfast. Depart for Bukovina through Iza Valley with stops at Barsana, Rozavlea and Bogdan Voda wooden churches

PM
- Lunch at Borsa. Pass the Carpathians Mountains through Prislop Pass
- Arrival and lodging at Gura Humorului
- Dinner with folk show
Overnight at Gura Humorului
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Wooden Church, Barsana

Day 9 : PAINTED MONASTERIES OF BUKOVINA

'Last Judgement' Fresco at Voronet Monastery

AM
- Breakfast. Visits to Moldovita and Sucevita Monasteries
- Stop at Marginea black pottery workshop

PM
- Lunch at Radauti
- Visits to Humor and Voronet Monasteries
- Arrival and accommodation at the same hotel
- Dinner
Overnight at Gura Humorului
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 10 : GURA HUMORULUI – PIATRA NEAMT

AM
- Breakfast. Visits Neamt Monastery and Neamt Fortress at Targu Neamt

PM
- Lunch at Targu Neamt
- Visit Agapia Convent
- Arrival and lodging at a 3 star hotel in Piatra Neamt
- Dinner
Overnight in Piatra Neamt
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Neamt Fortress, Targu Neamt

Day 11 : PIATRA NEAMT – MAHMUDIA

AM
- Breakfast. Sightseeing tour Piatra Neamt including Church of St. John, Gothic Belltower and ruins of the Princely Court

PM
- Wine-tasting and visit of winery at Panciu. Lunch
- Arrival at Braila and cross the Danube River by ferry-boat
- Arrival and accommodation at a 3 star hotel at Mahmudia
- Dinner
Overnight in Mahmudia
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 12

AM
- Breakfast
- Trip along the Danube Delta's channels

PM
- A fisherman's lunch
- Special dinner
- Dinner
Overnight in Mahmudia
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Channel, Danube Delta

Day 13

Histria Greek Fort, Histria

AM
- Breakfast
- Depart for Constanta
- Stop and visit ruins of Histria Greek Fort

PM
- Arrival and accommodation at a 3 star hotel in Constanta. Lunch. Sightseeing tour Constanta (Archaeological Museum, Roman mosaic, Mosque, Casino, Aquarium and Genoese Lighthouse)
- Dinner
Overnight in Constanta
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 14

AM
- Breakfast. Free time for leisure at the sea side

PM
- Lunch
- Departure for Bucharest. Arrival and accommodation at 3 star in Bucharest. Possibly Opera or Concert evening
- Dinner
Overnight in Bucharest
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Opera House, Bucharest

Day 15

Village Museum, Bucharest

AM
- Breakfast. Transfer to airport for departure
or
- Visit to Village Museum or Mogosoaia Palace for departure in the afternoon

HIGHLIGHTS

- Peles Castle, former royal residence at Sinaia
- Black Church in Brasov, largest Gothic Church in South-Eastern Europe
- Bran Castle, relating to Dracula's legend
- Orthodox Monasteries in Muntenia and Oltenia
- Medieval towns in Transylvania: Brasov, Sibiu, Sighisoara (which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cluj-Napoca
- Alba Iulia and Hapsburg architecture
- Biertan Fortified Church (UNESCO World Heritage Sites)
- Wooden churches of Maramures
- Painted Monasteries of Bukovina (UNESCO World Heritage Sites)
- Stephen the Great's medieval fortress at Neamt
- Wine-tasting at the old cellars of Panciu
- Wildlife in the Danube Delta
- Greek colonies B.C., Histria and Constanta
- Gems of folk Romanian art and creativity: Merry Cemetery of Sapanta, Village Museum in Bucharest, old rural life and civilization of Romanian villages
- Palace of Parliament in Bucharest, second largest building in the world after the Pentagon in US


PRICE:
1.155 Euro/person (250 Euro/person supplement single) in a double room at 3 star hotel, full board, local transportation, entrance fees, guide services

Valid for 10-15 persons at this price.
Tariffs for a different number of persons will be calculated accordingly.


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